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Harlem Academy at the High Line

Harlem Academy students visited the High Line for a guided field trip.

They were living the high life.

This past Tues., June 17th, a group of first- and second-graders from Harlem Academy visited the High Line for a guided field trip led by Friends of the High Line educators.

The Harlem Academy group enjoyed a number of activities, chief among those the “Native New York—Native Ecology on the High Line” tour, which focused on the people, plants, and animals that make up the original Mannahatta, which is the Lenni Lenape name for the island of Manhattan.

During the tour, students use their five senses to identify plants used by the Native American tribe, explore how animals depend on native habitats and make their own plant guide.

“The kids studied plants during one of their science units this year, so the High Line’s native ecology field trip was a great fit,” said Shanté Blair, a Harlem Academy second-grade teacher.

“The High Line’s native ecology field trip was a great fit,” said teacher Shanté Blair.

The school trip was one of many educational programs offered annually by Friends of the High Line, the non-profit organization that maintains and operates the elevated park along the Hudson River.

The High Line is an elevated freight rail line transformed into a public park on Manhattan’s West Side. It is owned by the City of New York, and maintained and operated by Friends of the High Line.

Friends of the High Line’s field trips are 75 minutes long and feature hands-on activities in line with New York City Schools. Programs provided by the Friends of the High Line support New York City and New York State Learning Standards, and the Common Core and each visit is accompanied with pre- and post-visit activities to extend the learning opportunities in the classroom.

Today, High Line Education programs serve more than 3,200 students and chaperones each year through guided field trips, afterschool programs, teaching artist residencies, school partnerships and teen programs.

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